1. Two matrices A and B have in total 6 different elements (none repeated) .

How many different

matrices A and B are possible such that product AB is defined.
(A) 5( 6!) (B) 3(6!) (C) 12(6!) (D) 8 ( 6!)
2. If AB = O for the matrices
 cos2  cos  sin   cos2  cos  sin 
A=   and B =   then  –  is
cos  sin  sin2   cos  sin  sin2  

(A) an odd multiple of (B) an odd multiple of 
2

(C) an even multiple of (D) 0
2
 3 4 
3. If X =   , then value of X is, (where n is natural number)
n

 1 1
3n 4n 2  n 5  n 3n ( 4)n  2n  1 –4n 
(A)   (B)  (C)  n n 
n 
(D) 
 n n   n  1 ( 1)   n –(2n – 1)
4. If A and B are two matrices such that AB = B and BA = A, then A2 + B2 =
(A) 2AB (B) 2BA (C) A + B (D) AB
5. Find number of all possible ordered sets of two (n × n) matrices A and B for which AB – BA = 
(A) infinite (B) n2 (C) n! (D) zero
6. If B, C are square matrices of order n and if A = B + C, BC = CB, C = O, then which of following
2

is true for any positive integer N.

(A) AN+1 = B N (B + (N + 1) C) (B) AN = BN (B + (N + 1) C)
N+1
(C) A = B (B + (N + 1) C) (D) A N+1 = B N (B + (N + 2) C)
7. How many 3 × 3 skew symmetric matrices can be formed using numbers –2, –1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 0 (any
number can be used any number of times but 0 can be used at most 3 times)
(A) 8 (B) 27 (C) 64 (D) 54
8. If A is a skew - symmetric matrix and n is an even positive integer, then An is
(A) a symmetric matrix (B) a skew-symmetric matrix
(C) a diagonal matrix (D) none of these
9. Number of 3 × 3 non symmetric matrix A such that AT = A2 –  and |A|  0, equals to
(A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) Infinite
10. Matrix A is such that A2 = 2A – , where  is the identity matrix. Then for n  2, An =
(A) nA – (n – 1) (B) nA –  (C) 2n – 1 A – (n – 1) (D) 2n – 1 A – 
 3 1 
   1 1
2 2 
11. If P =  ,A= 0 1 and Q = PAP and x = P Q P, then x is equal to
T T 2005
 1 3  
 
 2 2 
 1 2005   4  2005 3 6015 
0 (B)  
1 
(A)
  2005 4  2005 3 
1 2  3 1  1  2005 2  3 
(C)   (D)  
4  1 2  3  4 2  3 2005 
 sin  cos  sin  sin  cos 
12. Let = cos  cos  cos  sin   sin  , then
 sin  sin  sin  cos  0
(A)  is independent of  (B)  is indepedent of 
(C)  is a constant (D) none of these
1  a2  a 4 1  ab  a2b2 1  ac  a2c 2
13.  = 1  ab  a2b2 1  b2  b 4 1  bc  b2c 2 is equal to
1  ac  a2c 2 1  bc  b2c 2 1  c 2  c 4
(A) (a – b)2 (b – c)2 (c – a)2 (B) 2(a – b) (b – c) (c – a)
(C) 4(a – b) (b – c) (c – a) (D) (a + b + c)3
a2  1 ab ac
14. If D = ba b  1 bc
2
then D =
ca cb c 1
2

(A) 1 + a2 + b2 + c2 (B) a2 + b2 + c2 (C) (a + b + c)2 (D) none

a  x a 4  x a5  x
3

15. Value of the  = a5  x a6  x a7  x is

a7  x a 8  x a 9  x
(A) 0 (B) (a3 – 1) (a6 – 1) (a9 – 1)
(C) (a3 + 1) (a6 + 1) (a9 + 1) (D) a15 – 1
2a b e f 2d e
16. If 1 = 2d e f , 2 = 2z 4x 2y , then the value of 1 – 2 is
4x 2y 2z e 2a b
y
(A) x + +z (B) 2 (C) 0 (D) 3
2
17. From the matrix equation AB = AC, we conclude B = C provided:
(A) A is singular (B) A is nonsingular (C) A is symmetric (D) A is a square
 –2 7 3
 
18. Let A =  0 0 –2  and A4 = , then  is
0 2 0 
 
(A) – 16 (B) 16 (C) 8 (D) –8
19. If A is 3 × 3 square matrix whose characterstic polynomial equations is 3 – 32 + 4 = 0 then trace
of adjA is
(A) 0 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) – 3
20. If a, b, c are non zeros, then the system of equations
( + a) x + y + z = 0
x + ( + b)y + z = 0
x + y + ( + c)z = 0
has a non-trivial solution if
(A) –1 = – (a–1 + b–1 + c–1) (B) –1 = a + b + c
(C)  + a + b + c = 1 (D) none of these